I don’t think my heroine, Dora, would do Europe Through The Back Door. But nowadays we at least like to read the book by Rick Steves. It’s accompanying me on the trip to read when I get a chance.
Friday, June 15, ’12: NEXT POST
We’re finding that travel is more expensive than we thought. I allotted $300.00/day for each day across the country to New York. The days that I know ahead of time are going to be more expensive — Midland, Brooklyn — are supposed to be paid for by saving on the other days. The gas and food bills are killing us. We have to idle our car because of the pets when we’re parked, and we drive a Nissan Quest minivan.Today we had to get gas twice.
Dora had to spend more money on clothes than I would ever dream of.
Saturday, June 16, ’12 NEXT POST
We stopped at various Bowlins trading posts on I-10 on the way to Las Cruces. I looked at postcards, purses, wallets, and souvenirs. But I didn’t buy anything. I told myself this is what I should do on the way back to Tucson — not now. I said the same thing at the Pic Quik in Las Cruces. Instead of buying the decorating magazine, Ventanas, which is what I always do, I should delay buying it for now.